Inshore Shrimpers in Lousiana Vulnerable to Losses from Mississippi Sediment PlansSEAFOODNEWS.COM [ The Times-Picayune] by Tristan Baurick - September 29, 2017
Louisiana's quintessential shrimper - the independent, weather-beaten man with a small boat that's seen better days - may be the hardest hit by two sediment diversions planned on the Mississippi River.
A new report indicates many shrimpers will need help adapting, possibly in the form of grants, subsidies and job re-training, once the diversions begin funneling fresh water and sediment into Barataria Bay and Breton Sound. The sediment is likely to alter the distribution, abundance and types of shrimp in areas where shrimpers have fished for decades.
Most vulnerable will be shrimpers with small, one-boat operations who are middle-aged or older and ...

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Louisiana's quintessential shrimper - the independent, weather-beaten man with a small boat that's seen better days - may be the hardest hit by two sediment diversions planned on the Mississippi River.

A new report indicates many shrimpers will need help adapting, possibly in the form of grants, subsidies and job re-training, once the diversions begin funneling fresh water and sediment into Barataria Bay and Breton Sound. The sediment is likely to alter the distribution, abundance and types of shrimp in areas where shrimpers have fished for decades.

Most vulnerable will be shrimpers with small, one-boat operations who are middle-aged or older and ...

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